Oh, Happy Day! ~ Friends of Unity April Hop

Happy Day and Welcome to the April Friends of Unity Blog Hop! This month we’re celebrating Mother’s Day as our prompt and sharing a variety of inspiring projects.  My projects represent both ends of the spectrum; one is classic and traditional, while the other is loud and funky.  Unity Stamp Company has literally something for everyone!

I love creating gelprints! I never quite know what I’m going to get ❤️.   After making this colorful print, I used Funky Flowers to embellish the panel. For added interest, I created a background pattern with a fun grab bag image. My sentiment is from Birdie and a Bear.

My classic card features one of my favorite Unity combos, the Tulip Stamp & Stencil Bundle.  It’s just so pretty—you can’t fail!

Thank you so much for stopping by. If you haven’t started at the beginning of the hop and you want to go back to be sure not to miss any inspiration visit, Crystal‘s blog.  The next stop on the hop is Dawn!

TTFN, Jane

I Like Big Cups - Caffeinated Christmas Challenge

Hello Sweet Friends!  Today, I have a fun Christmas coffee card to share in support of the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge (#CCCC28) sponsored this month by Sweet N Sassy Stamps/Creative Worship Stamps. I tend to struggle a bit with “off season” stamping. However, this wasn’t a huge stretch since we’ve recently received our Christmas snow here in Wisconsin! Nearly 11 inches of snow has fallen just in time for Spring Break! Ahhhh, Wisconsin! 😂

I always chuckle at the name of this stamp set, I Like Big Cups.  I have a big collection of mugs and the biggest ones are my favorite!

I stamped two of the mugs from this set on heavy cardstock and pattern paper, then pieced them together.  To create added interest, I used the Stitched Rectangle dies to create a frame  and Sew Many Stitches on a scrap of paper to make my backdrop.  For the final touch, I added a sentiment from Christmas Sentiments. 

You can also play in this challenge! To find all the details and linky site visit the Challenge Blog. Be sure to tag your post on social media with #cccc28 as well! I can’t wait to see what you make!

TTFN, Jane

Oh, naturally-Friends of Unity March Hop

It’s time!! Another fun Friends of Unity Hop—cannot believe it’s March already, but…..spring is just around the corner!  It’s a perfect time to showcase images found in nature. I’m excited to see what the rest of the team is sharing and hope you are inspired!

My first card features a Uniquely Unity set called Sunsets. The beauty—really— of an image like this is you don’t have to work very hard to create a stunning card. The artist has done the heavy lifting—I added some watercolors, trimmed the panel with the Scallop Rectangle die and added a sentiment from Joyful Echoes.

My second card features one of my favorite floral images. The set is called Wonderful Like Us and it is perfect for just about any occasion. I created this birthday card (sentiment from KOM Time to Enjoy Life) as part of a collection for a recent fundraiser. I love to watercolor so recreating cards in this style is very relaxing and rewarding. 

I have a membership to Uniquely Unity. If you are on the fence, I say hop over!  Before I joined, I was worried there would be stamps I just didn’t care for and it would feel like money wasted. It hasn’t happened yet!  This beautiful image is from the February set, Blooming Canopy. Again, the artist makes it so easy for us to create beautiful cards!

My final card features a beautiful silhouette image called Love Birdies.  I stamped the image on a background created on my gel plate.  The sentiment from He Provides is the perfect finishing touch.

Thank you for stopping by!  Your next stop on the hop is Amber‘s blog.  Enjoy!

TTFN, Jane

Laughter, Giggles and Smiles-January Friends of Unity Blog Hop

 

Welcome to the January Friends of Unity Hop!  Our prompt this month is Laughter, Giggles and Smiles- what a great way to start off the new year!  While I don’t own many of the obvious “funny” sets, I managed to create a variety of cards that make me smile.  I hope they do the same for you 🙂

Who doesn’t love a coffee themed card? This fun little itty bitty, Planner Girl: Liquid Hug, makes me chuckle. Coffee Is Life Background also used.

My second card also features an itty bitty, Smile in Your Heart.

Gracie Glitter Magic is a sweet little image sure to bring a smile to your face

And, finally— as if this little old guy from Old Fart isn’t cute enough…what about the sentiments from Demand a Re-Count? So cute 🥰 

I’m so glad you were able to stop by! Next, you’re on to visit Dawn‘s blog….Enjoy! 

TTFN, Jane

Friends of Unity-December Hop

Welcome to the Friends of Unity December blog hop! Our prompt this month is Furry Friends. Most people would think of adorable puppies and kitties—I did at first, too. Then I realized how many owl images I own 😳 and decided to go that route—clearly, I’m drawn to the owl. 

Stamps I’ve used:  Older, Wiser, Better Owl (above) and Decorate My Life. 

Finally, I love these little guys from Ray of Sunshine and Great Day Owl. I started by stamping and embossing the Do More Awesome sentiment. I knew I wanted to do some ink layers and didn’t want my sentiment blending into the background. I added color to the background with some random stencils I forgot I had. I can always make a case for hoarding craft supplies 😂 Aren’t they just the cutest?

 Thanks for joining our hop!  To be sure you don’t miss anything you can start at Crystal’s blog—the beginning. From my blog, the next stop is Joyce’s blog. Wait until you see what she’s made 😍❤️ 

TTFN, jane

Friend of Unity-November Hop

 

Happy November!  It’s time for the Friends of Unity Hop! Our theme this month is slimline cards.  I haven’t made a slimline card in a minute. 🙂 It’s fun to play around with different sizes of cards and dust off some unused goodies again. 

Speaking of goodies, I had to use my new Warm Wishes for Your Home to create this fun neighborhood scene.

And, this beautiful floral image from Wonderful Like Us on this mini slimline card

I don’t remember anymore where I got my scalloped slimline dies, but they sure are fun!  Thank you for stopping by.  Your next hop stop is Amber 😍

TTFN, Jane

Growing in Unity Day 5

Happy FriYay! Today is the last GIU day for me, but definitely not the last time I will share projects I’ve made with Unity Stamp Co goodies! Please follow me on instagram @stampymom5 where I regularly share what I’m working on.

Today’s project was super fun to make.  You can make this tag accordion any size, fill it with pictures or decorate however you like.  I used Encompassed Beauty for the basic tag shape as well as Peony Ledger, and Rectified Poppies.  I used All Things Are Possible and the retired set Faith for my sentiments.

You need eight tags, a ribbon for closure and a good adhesive—I use scor-tape.  I decorate all of the tags first and then adhere them with the ribbon sandwiched between.

This is a great project for when you are looking for a little extra to share with another.

Thank you so much for stopping by this week….stay tuned for my winner announcement 😍

TTFN, Jane